Crafted in Indian labs, NexCAR19 takes India to next level in cancer care thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Crafted in Indian labs, NexCAR19 takes India to next level in cancer care thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mumbai: President Droupadi Murmu Unveils Indigenous CAR T-Cell Therapy For Cancer Treatment freepressjournal.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freepressjournal.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CAR T-cell therapy involves modifying a patient’s T-cells white blood cells that are integral to the immune system. The lab-modified cells are then infused in the patient to multiply and fight cancerous cells. The therapy costs $400,000 in the US and tenth of that in India. But, does it work?
A revolutionary, cutting-edge cure is promising hope for millions of cancer patients in India. CAR-T therapy, developed by Dr Gaurav Narula and his team of doctors, is now commercially available in India in just under Rs 50 lakh, as compared to its Rs 4 crore price tag in the US.